Army pilot’s haul tops two-term incumbent as NY-1 race heads into final stretch SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY — Chris Gallant outraised two-term Republican Rep. Nick LaLota in the third quarter of their neck-and-neck race in NY’s 1st Congressional District. Gallant raised roughly $930,000, per FEC reports, while LaLota only...

When the photographs resurfaced, Chris Gallant paced. The Army Black Hawk pilot, volunteer firefighter, and former air traffic controller from New York had built his congressional campaign around a lifetime of being useful. Now, images from his past threatened to become the only thing strangers knew about him. “When...

Political newcomer Chris Gallant knows what it means to serve his country. Whether he can translate that experience into effective representation for East End voters is the challenge facing the Democrat as he tries to unseat Republican incumbent Rep. Nick LaLota next month in New York’s 1st Congressional District....

Political newcomer Chris Gallant knows what it means to serve his country. Whether he can translate that experience into effective representation for East End voters is the challenge facing the Democrat as he tries to unseat Republican incumbent Rep. Nick LaLota next month in New York’s 1st Congressional District....

By Billy House and Alek Lewis WASHINGTON — Long Island Democratic congressional hopeful Chris Gallant has raised about $930,000 since early July, including a boost in fundraising after explicit photographs of him surfaced, according to campaign finance filings released this week. His total during the reporting...

New York’s Long Island, which is just 50 miles from the Stonewall Inn, is a reliably red enclave where President Trump won easily in 2024. Chris Gallant, an openly gay Democrat running for New York’s 1st Congressional District, which includes the eastern side of Long Island, is trying to capitalize on what he sees...

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the official campaign arm of Democrats in the House of Representatives, has added New York’s First Congressional District to its Districts in Play program, which identifies what it considers competitive Republican-held or open House seats for resource allocation and...

NY-1 ON THE MAP: CHRIS GALLANT ADDED TO DCCC’S HIGHLY COMPETITIVE DISTRICTS IN PLAY PROGRAM Move signals growing momentum behind Gallant campaign and positions NY-1 to flip in November Suffolk County, New York – Today, the DCCC added NY-1 to its highly competitive Districts in Play program, signaling that Chris...

Written by Isabella I Chris Gallant makes history and sets his sights on the November general elections and his political name is suddenly generating buzz far beyond Long Island, and his story is already resonating with LGBTQ+ voters. Chris Gallant, a military veteran from Amity Harbor, has emerged as the Democratic...

By Christopher Walsh Chris Gallant, an Army National Guard pilot, former air traffic controller, union leader, and volunteer firefighter, is the apparent winner of Tuesday’s Democratic primary for New York’s First Congressional District. Should the Suffolk County Board of Elections’ unofficial count stand, Mr....

Now faces two-term incumbent Republican U.S. Representative Nick LaLota in the general election this November by Brendan J. O’Reilly Chris Gallant, a veteran from Amity Harbor, is now the 2026 Democratic nominee in the race to represent New York’s 1st Congressional District, having bested Lukas Ventouras of...

By Denise Civiletti Jun 24, 2026, 6:34 am Christopher Gallant defeated Lukas Ventouras in the Democratic Party primary in the First Congressional District Tuesday, winning nearly two-thirds of the votes cast, 12,132 to 7,130, according to unofficial results reported by the Suffolk County Board of Elections. Gallant,...

Chris Gallant has won the Democratic primary in New York’s 1st Congressional District and will advance to the general election in November. He is expected to face Republican incumbent Nick LaLota in a race that could attract national attention during the 2026 midterm election cycle. Gallant is a political newcomer...